Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy arrived on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan in the early morning of October 14, 1960. In historic impromptu remarks on the steps of the Student Union he asked the assembled students, who had been waiting for hours, if they would be willing to volunteer in assisting underdeveloped foreign countries. This is now widely regarded as the beginning of what was to become one of President Kennedy’s most enduring legacies, the Peace Corps.
Recorded by WUOM - part of Michigan Radio
Running time: 3:00 minutes
Notes: There is some static in the tape of the broadcast and some interpolated narration by a WUOM broadcaster.
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10/14/1960
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